Trinidad and Tobago 2012 - invesTT

A GUIDE TO INVESTING IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (2012)
Section 4
There are also several air courier services which also use Trinidad
as a consolidation point, including FedEx and DHL.
For more information on airport fees and handling services, please
contact:
The General Manager
Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago,
Airports Administration Centre,
Piarco International Airport,
South Terminal,
Golden Grove Road, Piarco.
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: (868) 669 - AATT (2288), 669-5311
Website: aatt@tntairports.com
Sea Ports
Two ports, Port of Spain in the north and Point Lisas in central
Trinidad, form the nuclei of shipping operations. The harbour
at Point Lisas was developed in the 1970s to facilitate growing
industrial activities in central and south Trinidad.
In the late 1980s to early 1990s, the Port of Spain and Scarborough
(Tobago) ports were modified for use as Cruise Ship Terminals, given
that cruise ship arrivals were expected to emerge as a significant
element of tourism development in the 1990s. A twice daily interisland
ferry service is in operation between the islands of Trinidad
and Tobago. As of December 2008, there is also a Trinidadian intraisland
ferry service linking San Fernando and Port of Spain.
The central shipping location for the nation has been Port of
Spain. The capital’s modern facilities include advanced handling
equipment, extensive warehousing, ancillary sheds, refrigeration
areas, bunkering, and freshwater facilities.
The port contained only eight (8) berths in the late 1980s, however,
and congestion was common because of the high number of ships
bunkering in Port of Spain en route to North America or South
America. Port development is an ongoing activity.
Other major ports have been specific-use facilities, including
Point Lisas, Pointe-à-Pierre, Chaguaramas, Point Fortin, Brighton,
Tembladora, and Scarborough. Point Lisas specialised in fertilizers,
chemicals, petrochemicals, and sugar. Pointe-à-Pierre and
Chaguaramas were ports of entry, and the latter also served as a
timber and bauxite transhipment site. Point Fortin handled primarily
ocean-going oil tankers; Brighton served the asphalt industry, and
Tembladora was a privately owned port used as a transhipment
point for Guyanese and Surinamese bauxite. Numerous shipping
companies made port calls to the country, and Trinidad and Tobago
was a member of the regional West Indies Shipping Corporation.
The main port in Tobago is the Port of Scarborough.
Roads
Trinidad and Tobago has a good network of roads totalling some
8,320 km (2000). Main roads constitute 800 km and the remainder is
comprised of local and private roads. The Uriah Butler Highway and
Solomon Hochoy Highway connect the two cities - Port of Spain in
the north and San Fernando in the south, while the Beetham and
Churchill Roosevelt Highways connect Port of Spain to Arima, the
major town in the east. A vigorous road network expansion and
rehabilitation programme is ongoing.
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